Prabowo prepares policies to cut energy import dependence: Bakom

Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto is preparing a range of policies aimed at reducing Indonesia’s reliance on foreign energy supplies, according to Head of the Government Communications Agency (Bakom), Muhammad Qodari.

Qodari said President Prabowo has made energy self-sufficiency one of the key priorities of his administration from the outset. As a result, the government is formulating various measures to reduce Indonesia’s dependence on imported energy.

“This nation must be self-reliant. This nation must progress. We must be free from dependence on food imports and energy imports. These are all part of President Prabowo’s efforts,” Qodari said in a statement on Saturday.

He noted that these efforts form part of the government’s broader structural reforms, which are aligned with its goals of achieving food and energy security.

Qodari pointed to the government’s progress in strengthening the food sector through increased rice production and improved fertilizer availability. However, he acknowledged that challenges in the energy sector are considerably more complex due to Indonesia’s heavy reliance on imported oil.

“Energy is certainly more challenging. Why? Because our imports are very large. We need 1.6 million barrels per day, but we can only produce around 600,000 barrels,” he explained.

To address the issue, the government is promoting the use of energy derived from domestic raw materials, including the B50 biodiesel program for diesel fuel and the E20 ethanol-blending program for gasoline.

Regarding the recent increase in the prices of non-subsidized fuels such as Pertamax and Pertamax Green, Qodari said the adjustment was driven by global developments.

He explained that domestic prices of non-subsidized fuels are currently heavily influenced by geopolitical conditions and fluctuations in global energy markets.

Nevertheless, Qodari assured the public that subsidized fuels would remain protected. He emphasized that the government will maintain the price of Pertalite, which will not be affected by changes in global oil prices.

“Do not forget that we have two categories of fuel in this country, subsidized and non-subsidized. The subsidized fuel, such as Pertalite, will not see a price increase,” he said.

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Translator: Maria, Kenzu

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